The effect of midazolam-thiopental coinduction on recovery in minor surgery

Abstract

We conclude that midazolam-thiopental coinduction is a suitable technique when used in conjunction with isoflurane in day-case surgery.

Delayed recovery of working memory following day‐case surgery

“…A diverse range of cognitive tasks, mainly drawn from the neuropsychological literature, has been used to assess objective recovery. Popular tasks include the mini mental state examination (Breslin, Reid, Mirakhur, Hayes, & McBrien, 2001), digit-symbol substitution (Chung et al, 1990;Wandel et al, 1995), maze tracing (Kestin, 1990), tracking (Moss, Hindmarch, Pain, & Edmonson, 1987), digit span (Baykara, Sahin, & Toker, 2001;Münte et al, 2001) and other aspects of memory (N'Kaoua, Veron, Lespinet, Claverie, & Sztark, 2002;Rundshagen, Schnabel, & Schulte am Esch, 2002) and choice reaction time (Haavisto & Kauranen, 2002;Pollard et al, 1994;Scott, Whitwam, & Wilkinson, 1983;Thompson, Rushman, Fox, Lloyd, & Atcheson, 2002). Performance on driving simulators has also been studied (Ward, Imarengiaye, Peirovy, & Chung, 2005).…”